Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-08-25

how his love of seclusion prompted
him to keep both his person and his
habitations jealousy guarded from tho
gaze of vulgar mortalS In conse-
quence OF this the casues-the expense
of whose construction has weighed
down the Bavarian budget 50 heavily
OF late Years-have hitherto been en-.
tirely inaccessible to visitors Soon
after the death of the King. however.
the Prime Regent Luitpold determined
10 open the castles to the inspec-
ton of the public. and they
are now attracting great crowds
Of visitors from all parts Of Europe
The castles are three in number
Schloss Herrenchiemsee. beautifully
situated on an island in the Chiemsees
Schioss Einderhof. and Schloss Neu-
Schwanstein, both Of the latter being
situated to the southwest of Munich. in
the region which may perhaps be best
described as the country OF the passion
play. Linderhof and Neu-Schwanstein
are comparatively difficult Of access
the latter being reached only after
long journey by post and the former
removed even to considerable dis
lance from any post road Herren-
chiemsee, on the other hand, is easily
reached from Munich. and the entire
visit requires but single day. This
castle is the only one of which am
able to speak from personal observa-
ton.
The general impression produced BY
this castle is similar to that pro-
duced by the palace of Versailles. Both
alike have a marble .tcour d honneur''
on the one side and park with artis-
tically designed fountains on the other.
The two facades upon the side OF the
park are strikingly alike. The interior
arrangements of Herrenchiemsee are
also similar to those of Versailles.
many of the rooms in the Bavarian
palace being copied after rooms in the
palace at Versailles. with the evident
purpose Of not only matching them.
but also of SURPRISING them in richness
OF decoration. Unfortunately, although
perhaps fortunately for the Bavarian
exchequer, Herrenchiemsee is not com
plete, whole series of halls remain
ing to be decorated by some future
monarch who may be DESTROYS Of con-
tinuing the tradition OF his line. Tho
completed apartments. which are over
twenty in number. are decorated with
richness which defies any descrip-
ton. Paintings upon walls and cell
ings, gold work in relief. unique tap
estry hangings, and superb vases
mantels of the rarest marbles, and
chandeliers of Venetian glass porce-
lain and ivory-these and all other
conceivable adornments dazzle the
eye at every step. until there remains
only confused sense of having been
transported into the midst Of such
splendors as have hitherto only been
dreamed Of We have been accus-
toned 70 think Of such scenes as ex-
istent in fairyland. or in arabian
Nights" palaces. not in reality upon
the everyday earth.
General criticism of the work must
be confined mainly to two points. The
decoration is overdone for the most
part. 1t is no exaggeration TO say
that the decoration is much richer than
that of Versailles, but it is also true
that severe taste win find the higher
satisfaction in Versailles The second
point is that Herrenchiemsee loses
much of its due effect by its very new
ness. Fifty years hence is win be far
more beautiful than now; its gold viii
be sobered in luster, its marbles
mellowed into something more of
harmony. Then and for centuries
onward this and the other palaces Of
King Louis IL will be counted among
the most remarkable monuments OF
Europe, and millions of visitors will
throng to see them. Even from the
economical point of view they will
prove satisfactory investment how
ever unjustifiable their construction
may, under the circumstances. have
been. and however are already out
dated both the political system which
made their construction possible and
the political idea which they were de-
signed to perpetuate. - William Aoytos
P1u,ae, in CHICAGO News.